Exam algo bias, fighting back against boss snooping | RNZ

Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about how the UK was forced to ditch exam results generated by a biased algorithm after student protests, how workers are fighting back against surveillance software when they’re working from home, and Microsoft’s new Surface Duo – is it a phone or a tablet? Microsoft calls it neither.

Source: Exam algo bias, fighting back against the boss snooping on you | RNZ

There’s dystopian undertone to my session earlier today on RNZ Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan. Some good discussion about the damage algorithms can do.

Also: The move to working from home means there’s a boom in employee surveillance software. Bosses can check workers are hard at it, not leaning back for a Netflix binge.